Total Payments
$8,383
2024 Payments
$981.80
Companies
38
Transactions
425
Medicare Patients
6,175
Medicare Billing
$521,528
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,376 (99.9%)
Education$7.34 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,376 | 424 | 99.9% |
| Education | $7.34 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $1,000 | 64 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $935.96 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $882.86 | 40 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $827.48 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $799.00 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $561.92 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $355.90 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $289.90 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $284.77 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $279.92 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $981.80 | 42 | ABIOMED ($289.90) |
| 2023 | $615.42 | 30 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($189.52) |
| 2022 | $1,289 | 69 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($280.08) |
| 2021 | $1,038 | 58 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($189.07) |
| 2020 | $451.68 | 23 | PFIZER INC. ($128.65) |
| 2019 | $1,430 | 89 | Amgen Inc. ($301.67) |
| 2018 | $1,781 | 84 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($340.60) |
| 2017 | $796.60 | 30 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($162.65) |
All Payment Transactions
425 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.80 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.13 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.53 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.26 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.83 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.63 | General |
| 07/24/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.63 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.89 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.17 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.35 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | BodyGuardian (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.50 | General |
| Category: CDS - Holter Monitoring_RM | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.51 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 1,015 | 1,309 | $302,403 | $82,160 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,549 | 2,093 | $530,809 | $135,037 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,809 | 2,350 | $620,198 | $161,801 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,802 | 2,356 | $566,078 | $142,529 |
Total Patients
6,175
Total Services
8,108
Medicare Billing
$521,528
Procedure Codes
82
All Medicare Procedures & Services
82 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 364 | 539 | $137,053 | $46,627 | 34.0% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 22 | $37,530 | $7,795 | 20.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 94 | $16,074 | $5,571 | 34.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 106 | 107 | $21,272 | $5,541 | 26.0% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 95 | $18,886 | $4,861 | 25.7% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $23,591 | $3,797 | 16.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $13,468 | $3,555 | 26.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $3,287 | $1,262 | 38.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 92 | 97 | $8,320 | $971.23 | 11.7% |
| 85610 | Blood test, clotting time | Office | 2023 | 68 | 130 | $8,100 | $546.00 | 6.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $2,004 | $474.00 | 23.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 48 | $9,600 | $452.64 | 4.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $679.72 | $276.37 | 40.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 36 | $1,656 | $223.56 | 13.5% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $881.87 | $208.56 | 23.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 437 | 708 | $180,540 | $58,487 | 32.4% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 60 | $102,355 | $22,583 | 22.1% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 51 | $48,125 | $8,986 | 18.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 85 | 126 | $21,546 | $6,607 | 30.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $21,645 | $6,122 | 28.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 117 | 117 | $23,260 | $6,045 | 26.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 86 | 100 | $17,300 | $5,835 | 33.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 109 | 109 | $21,669 | $5,162 | 23.8% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $19,242 | $3,014 | 15.7% |
| 99454 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days | Office | 2022 | 11 | 56 | $6,560 | $2,302 | 35.1% |
About Dr. Ralph Mc Donald, M.D
Dr. Ralph Mc Donald, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609839901.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ralph Mc Donald, M.D has received a total of $8,383 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $981.80 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 425 transactions from 38 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,376).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mc Donald has provided services to 6,175 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,108 services with total Medicare billing of $521,528. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 82 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Hickory, NC
- Active Since 04/08/2006
- Last Updated 12/04/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609839901
Products in Payments
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $1,370
- LifeVest (Device) $882.86
- XARELTO (Drug) $799.00
- Repatha (Biological) $589.68
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $422.77
- Corlanor (Drug) $403.47
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $371.83
- Impella (Device) $289.90
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $266.03
- BRILINTA (Drug) $259.62
- VERQUVO (Drug) $238.89
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $234.08
- HawkOne (Device) $175.64
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $142.77
- LEQVIO (Drug) $139.15
- Kerendia (Drug) $87.72
- PCI Optimization (Device) $82.96
- MULTAQ (Drug) $81.26
- Vascular Closure Device (Device) $78.82
- Absorb GT1 (Device) $74.73
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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